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AI InsightThe “7–15%” subgroups of HbA1Clevel patients showed statistically significant prolongation of the antibiotherapy time (p
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Diabetic foot ulcers are the most common cause of hospitalization among the diabetic complications. Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) has a critical role in medical follow-up of diabetic patients. In fact, the role of HbA1C and related clinical parameters has been investigated in literature there are only a few studies investigating the relationship between HbA1Cand the prolonged antibiotherapy. We aim to reveal the reciprocal relationship between this two parameters.METHODS: The clinical data of 139 patients who admitted with diabetic foot ulcers are analyzed retrospectively. Besides thedemographic information, the levels of HbA1C wound localizations, the degree of the wounds regarding the Wagner classification, culture antibiogram, and the duration of the antibiotic agents. The data have been analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics(IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) for Windows 22.0.RESULTS: The clinical data of the 139 diabetic foot patients are retrospectively assessed. The mean age was 56.50 (±4.12).There were 81 male (58.27%) and 58 (41.73%) female patients. The distal type diabetic foot ulcers were found to be themost frequent type (n=83, 59.71% [±3.12]). The mean HbA1C level was 9.60 (±1.10). The “7–15%” subgroups of HbA1Clevel patients showed statistically significant prolongation of the antibiotherapy time (p